A 49-year-old New Brunswick man was killed Dec. 28 in a head-on car accident that shut down Franklin Boulevard for four hours. Police said Mark Byrd was unresponsive when they arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after 5 p.m. Byrd’s car, a 1997 Mitsubishi Galant, had collided with a 2006 Toyota Sienna driven by Tracey Araque, 45, of …

The boys’ varsity indoor track team won its sixth straight Somerset County championship Dec. 27 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. The boys outscored second-place Ridge high School 68-56. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving …

Brandon Bennett and Raphael Oloyede led their team with 13 points each in the boys’ basketball teams’ loss in Dec. 27  Keith Benovengo Memorial Tournament play to Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School at Scotch Plains. Also contributing to the effort were Jaelen Davis with 11 points, Hasheem Miller-Ware with 7 points, Giovante Robinson with 5 points and Kareem Cotton and Alex …

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The Franklin Township Food Bank will soon be the beneficiary of a $1,400 donation from the Somerset branch of Clinton-based Unity Bank. The donation is one of 15 bank employees will make to food pantries in the region and in Easton, Pa. In total, the bank and its employees raised $21,000 for the food pantries. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

Dec. 21, 2013 Robin Glover-Schenck of Kendall Park told police that she had pulled over to the right side of Hamilton Street, near Norma Avenue, and started to make a U-turn when her car struck one driven by Wayne Bullock of Somerset. Glover-Schenck said she did not see Bullock’s car, which was traveling in the left lane. Don’t Miss Out! …

Rep. Rush Holt.Photo: Office of U.S. Rep. Rush Holt. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-NJ/12, will hold “community Office Hours’ from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 20, 2014, at the Franklin Township Library, 485 DeMott Lane. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the …

Source: Somerset County Park Commission. The Spooky Brook Golf Course in Colonial Park, Mettlers Road, will be open during the winter, weather permitting, according to the Somerset County Park Commission. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent …

Residents wishing to recycle their Christmas trees may do so from Dec. 26, 2013 to Jan. 31, 2014 at Parking Lot F in Colonial Park, 156 Mettlers Rd. Trees will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by …

Christmas Decorations 2013   Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only do that with your support. Please consider a yearly subscription to our online news site; at $37 …